Opossum Delight

Project PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) was founded in 2012 to provide an outlet for upper atmospheric research, astronautics education, spacesuit evaluations, and aeronomy education. But I propose an alternate theory of what Project Possum is really all about. You see, it all started when the people in town got sick and tired of Cosmo the Possum playing around with all their trash. But instead of just telling you about it, let’s sing about it: INTRO [Am / F / ] [E7] VERSE 1 [Am] This is the [E7] story ‘bout [Am] little Cos[E7]mo; [Am] the possum [E7] who made trash [Am] a [E7] show. But the [C] people in this [E7] land, they [Am] didn’t under[E7]stand— So they [E7] shunned Cosmo [E7] and made him leave the [Am] land. [F] [E7] INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS [C] [Am] [Am] [E7] [C / E7] [Am / E7] [E7] CHORUS [C] Shine bright, [Am] starlight— [Am] their trash is [E7] your delight. Don’t [C] listen to [E7] them, they don’t [Am] know what’s [E7] right. [E7] [E7] Opossum de[Am]light. [F] [E7] VERSE 2 [Am] Then one [E7] day trash [Am] fell from the [E7] sky; [Am] Astronauts dumped [E7] it there, no[Am]body to ask [E7] why. But [C] now they gotta [E7] care cause it’s [Am] falling all a[E7]round— [E7] What goes up, [E7] must come [Am] down! [F] [E7] INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS [C] [Am] [Am] [E7] [C / E7] [Am / E7] [E7] CHORUS [C] Shine bright, [Am] starlight— [Am] their trash is [E7] your delight. Don’t [C] listen to [E7] them, they don’t [Am] know what’s [E7] right. [E7] [E7] Opossum de[Am]light. [F] [E7] VERSE 3 [Am] Dr. [E7] Stella [Am] brought us back back to[E7]gether; [Am] He said, [E7] “Cosmo, you [Am] can’t wait for[E7]ever; Every[C]one’s got a [E7] gift to [Am] shine their [E7] light— [E7] [E7] Their trash is yours to[Am]night!” [F] [E7] CHORUS [C] Shine bright, [Am] starlight— [Am] their trash is [E7] your delight. Don’t [C] listen to [E7] them, they don’t [Am] know what’s [E7] right. [E7] [E7] Opossum de[Am]light. [F] [E7] INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS (2x) [C] [Am] [Am] [E7] [C / E7] [Am / E7] [E7] [E7] BRIDGE [Fmaj7] “This is Cos[Am]mo to Ground Con[E7]trol: I’m [Fmaj7] floating through the ethereal [Am] space; [Fmaj7] Sweeping stardust with marsupial [Am] grace. The [F] Cosmos have [G] made me [Am] whole.” [F] [E7] COSMIC ODE (3x) [C] Here’s to the ones who [F] have [C] heart. [C] Here’s to the ones with [Am] so[G]ul. [C] Here’s to the ones who [F] shine [G] bright— For they [C] light up our [G] world and they [C] make us feel [G] whole. So [C] listen to your [E7] heart, you [Am] know what’s [E7] right. INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS [C] [Am] [Am] [E7] [C / E7] [Am / E7] CHORUS [C] Shine bright, [Am] starlight— [Am] their trash is [E7] your delight. Don’t [C] listen to [E7] them, they don’t [Am] know what’s [E7] right. [C] Shine bright, [Am] starlight— [Am] their trash is [E7] your delight. Just [C] listen to your [E7] heart, you [Am] know what’s [E7] right. [E7] [E7] Opossum de[Am]light. [F] [E7] VERSE 4 So [Am] that’s the [E7] story ‘bout [Am] little Cos[E7]mo; [Am] The possum [E7] who made trash [Am] a [E7] show. Now the [C] people in this [E7] land, they [Am] finally under[E7]stand: That we’ve [C] all got a [E7] gift to [E7] lend a helping [Am] hand. [F] [E7] [Am] So, you see, Project Possum is really an initiative by the aerospace industry to clean up all that space trash left behind by astronauts...by sending possums into space. ============== "Opossum Delight" Composed & Recorded by Jonas Cain September / October 2025 www.jonascain.com www.hauntedbypossums.com www.projectpossum.com #possums #ukulele #jazz